Wind Tower in Hejin Town, Shanxi Province

Cultural Relics Protection: 1999 was identified as the key cultural relics protection unit in Shanxi Province. Date: Ming (Reconstruction)

Address: Huaze Factory, No.9 Road, Shanxi Aluminum Factory, Hejin City

One of the five largest echo walls in China, with an unknown construction date, was rebuilt by villagers such as Lv Zigong in the 11th year of Wanli in Song and Ming Dynasties (1583). The tower is a square solid brick structure with 13 layers of dense eaves and a height of 27 meters. Wind chimes are hung around the eaves, and the tower gate is in the shape of a copper tower, which is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. The first to third floors are wood-like waist eaves, rafters and arches, and more than four floors are eaves. The lower floor is 6m high, the side length is 4.6m, the perimeter is 18.4m, the height of the north-facing arched door is 2.3m, and the upper floor is provided with small windows in the north-south direction. Aquarius Tower, on which is cast a west-tailed phoenix. Pouring stones in front of the tower can send out the echo of "birds singing" In the dead of night, knocking in front of the tower can send out a series of echoes, such as birds contending and frogs croaking for miles.

There is a stone tablet 1, which was rebuilt by the villagers Lu Zigong and other managers in the eleventh year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty.